Indigenous Communities and Copper and Lithium Mining in Chile
Mining near Indigenous ancestral lands in Northern Chile requires strong partnerships. A new Center for Energy Studies brief…
December 19, 2025 5525 Results
AI Geoeconomics: Allied Electricity and Secure Data Centers
This working paper advocates for integrated U.S. and allied export financing to deploy secure computing capacity alongside…
December 18, 2025 
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Oil Market Outlook 2026: OPEC+, Geopolitics, and Price Risk
Oil markets are heading into 2026 with more uncertainty than prices suggest. On the “The Energy Forum” podcast, Abhi…
December 17, 2025 
Chemical Recycling: Clarity Through Science December 16, 2025
As interest in chemical recycling grows, so do questions about its potential and limitations. This webinar, co-hosted by…
Iran Is Recalibrating Its National Identity
Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar discusses how Iran is managing its national security amid a range of domestic tensions — from…
December 16, 2025 
Drug policy expert available to speak about fentanyl executive order December 16, 2025
President Donald Trump’s executive order designating fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction (WMD) is a significant escalation…
Coup Contagion? A Rash of African Power Grabs Suggests Copycats Are Taking Note of Others’ Success
In this piece for The Conversation, Salah Ben Hammou and coauthor Jonathan Powell examine how Africa’s recent wave of…
December 15, 2025 
Study finds employer health insurance costs have tripled relative to employee pay since 1999 December 15, 2025
A new Rice University study examines how the cost of employer-provided health insurance and the consumer price index have…
US elections in review: Carter Center and Baker Institute examine 25th anniversary of Bush v. Gore December 12, 2025
Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Carter Center hosted their fifth annual elections conference Dec…